super quick FO!

I finished the hemp ‘ponchette’! That was fast. Would’ve been faster had I been quicker on weaving in the ends, putting it together, and running it through the wash, but whatever. You know how it is!

Hemp Ponchette
Pattern: “Cool Hemp Ponchette” from Hemp for Knitting – [Rav link]
Yarn: 3 skeins of AllHemp6 Lux in the natural colour. Pattern and yarn are available at lettuce knit!
Needles: US 8 Denise. It’s been a while since I used Denise needles!
Time: start to finish, less than two weeks. The knitting itself was super quick.

I made the rectangular piece a little longer than called for for the smaller size – I went until I ran out of yarn, just a few more repeats. The lace pattern is nice and easily memorizable, and I actually really like the sawtooth edge. At first I was a little confused (bind off? what?) but it was, of course, quickly apparent what the effect was. I knit this up for a store sample, so it needed to be quick, but it’s only a three skein project anyway – very speedy once you’re in the rhythm. Have I mentioned that lately I’m really feeling the garter stitch love? Much like the rest of blogland!

I threw this in with a load of laundry once it was put together (crochet seam) and the ends woven in, and it machine washed and dried up super nicely! It did generate a lot of fluff in the dryer, so make sure you keep that lint trap clean. It’s SO soft. I definitely want some kind of garment knit out of this yarn.

The “lux” hemp really is a lot softer and silkier than the regular AllHemp6, which I used for a large project last year (soon to been seen in a book), so I remember how that stuff felt! The Lux is a lot less splitty in the knitting, especially on the larger needles, and feels softer after a wash as well. The drape is incredible! And the colours are rich and fantastic.

FO parade! There’s another one peeking out in the photo above, but I’ll leave that for another day.

Very nice! Hemp sheds a lot of lint, doesn’t it? I’m working on an Allhemp6 sweater and have to put a towel in my lap if I’m wearing dark pants ’cause it leaves so much behind. So much for wearing the sweater with black pants.

You actually make it seem so easy along with your presentation but I to find this topic to be really something that I think I might by no means understand. It kind of feels too complex and extremely large for me. I’m having a look forward on your subsequent post, I will try to get the grasp of it!